A Russian Emergencies Ministry convoy carrying humanitarian aid, blocked earlier on the border between Serbia and Kosovo, has resumed its way, a spokesman for the ministry said on Friday. A total of 25 trucks carrying electric generators, blankets, clothes, food and cooking gear were blocked by the European Union Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) after rejecting [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 7, 2011
Russia sends humanitarian aid to Kosovo Serbs
Russia is sending on Wednesday a second shipment of humanitarian aid to Kosovo Serbs, totaling 284 tons, the emergencies ministry said. A 40-truck convoy will deliver blankets, power generators, furniture and food supplies, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The convoy will leave the city of Noginsk near Moscow at 5.45 [...]
November 27, 2011
Number of Kosovo Serbs seeking Russian citizenship tops 50,000
Over 50,000 Kosovo Serbs have applied for Russian citizenship, Serbia’s B92 television reported citing Zlatibor Djordjevic, a spokesman for the Old Serbia movement. The number of applications sent to the Russian Embassy in Belgrade has more than doubled since the beginning of November as more and more Kosovo Serbs become disillusioned in Belgrade’s ability to [...]
October 5, 2011
NATO ‘violated’ UN mandate in Kosovo clashes
NATO peacekeepers have “no right” to use force against ethnic Serbs in the north of Kosovo, Russia says. Last month, 16 ethnic Serbs and four soldiers from the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force were hurt in clashes over the Jarinje border crossing with Serbia. Serbia said NATO’s actions were “absolutely unacceptable.” The alliance insists its soldiers [...]